“What do you plan to do with the cousin?” Vanessa asked Stephen. “Nothing.” Stephen shrugged as they sat down on a couch. “She is no one important and soon enough I will have enough evidence to prove that Gabrielle’s child is not mine.”“What if they are already working on making the news explode online?” Vanessa questioned her husband.“Then we stay silent.” Stephen said as he brushed a stray strand of hair from his wife’s face. “What if they take that as you being guilty?” Vanessa questioned.“Love, you’re smarter than this.” Stephen chuckled. “I think we need to go on a honeymoon now since you are way too stressed.” Vanessa rolled her eyes at him as she tried to stand up and leave.Stephen pulled her back down, making her land on his lap. To keep her balance, Vanessa had to wrap her arms around his neck. “I like us like this.” Stephen teased as he planted a kiss on her lips. “My image in the public doesn’t matter to me Vanessa, not when you know the truth.”Vanessa nodded as s
“I think he thinks the child really is his.” Gabrielle’s cousin said proudly as she arrived back home to meet with the rest of their group.“Did he accept him?” Another cousin asked as she looked at the cute little boy they had come to love. “Do you think he will take Pao Pao away from us?”“It’s the Cho family.” The first cousin said as she shrugged. “They will take him and raise him to be like them. At least Gabrielle and grandpa will have a chance of walking free again.”The second cousin, Hana, sighed and shook her head. She never truly understood everyone’s obsession with power. “Miss, there is a visitor.” A maid told Hana as Pao Pao came running up to her.The little boy jumped on to her lap making Hana laugh while their other cousin rolled her eyes in annoyance.“Well I will be extremely happy to see that kid gone, he’s nothing but a pain in the ass.” She said as she walked out of the room, allowing Hana to deal with the guest.“Pao Pao, you need to be quiet, alright? Behave
“He looks so harmless.” Vanessa cooed as she looked at the little boy.Stephen sighed as he looked at the sleeping boy. He was innocent in all of this but his mother decided to drag him along.“Can’t we protect him from all of this?” Vanessa asked as she looked up at her husband.Stephen knew that he was taking a risk when he decided to let Vanessa meet the little boy, and he was right.Vanessa pitied him, he knew she wanted to help him, Stephen did too.Even his aunt, the poor young Hana who was currently in one of the spare bedrooms was just an unwilling victim to all of this mess.
The little boy stared at Stephen and blinked his wide hazel eyes. Those eyes alone were enough to tell Stephen that the kid was his cousin’s. It was such a rare distinct eye color that there was no way the child wasn’t related to Hans.“I want my auntie Hana!” The boy started to cry out, confusing Stephen and his companions.The child didn’t look for his mother or great grandfather, rather he searched for the young woman who was resting in another room. “Your auntie Hana isn’t feeling well, little boy.” Stephen said in a somewhat cold tone.“Stephen!” Vanessa hissed as she pulled the child on her lap and gently stroked his head, trying to calm him down. “He’s a child, he might belong to the Ong family but he is innocent.”Stephen was caught off guard by her words but wasn’t entirely surprised. Vanessa had the tendency to see good in all people and to protect the most innocent of them all.As a child, Paolo was one of the most innocent ones out there. “I know you.” Paolo suddenly d
John looked at the sleeping figure on the bed. It was shocking enough that his boss had asked the woman and the boy to be taken to the mansion. It was an even bigger surprise when Stephen asked for Hana Ong to be brought to a guest room.He had worked for Stephen for years and he has never treated someone from the opposing side so kindly.The whole situation perplexed John, but he chose to trust his boss.Stephen never acted out of selfish reasons. He always had the greater good in mind. Just to be on the safe side, John had also tied Hana to the posts of the bed ensuring that she wouldn’t be able to escape.Stephen had ordered him to stay in the room with Hana and to make sure that Stephen knew the moment she woke up.This gave John time to observe her. She looked like she was around twenty four years old, her skin was flawless and she had an innocent aura to her.“You’ll probably hate me when you wake up.” John said with a sigh as he looked at they young woman. He couldn’t deny
Stephen looked at John, surprised that Hana would react that way to the news of her grandfather and cousin being locked up for the rest of their lives. It was clear from her file that they weren’t close, but there weren’t any signs that she hated them. “Shouldn’t you want them to be freed?” Stephen asked as he cautiously eyed the young woman. She might seem innocent or act like she was weak, but Stephen had no intention of underestimating people. He had been on the receiving end of that often enough to know that it was sometimes the ones you least expected.Hana looked down, clearly feeling guilty about what she had said.“I don’t want to hurt you, Hana.” Stephen told the young woman in a calm and soothing tone. “I can see that you aren’t involved with your grandfather’s and cousin’s plans. I just need the truth from you so that I know how to move forward.”Hana hesitated as she looked at John and Stephen. “Your men kidnapped Pao Pao and I.” Hana pointed out.“True, but we haven’t
Stephen was not surprised when Hana made a move to attack him. If his understanding was correct, she would kill for the child. Stephen also knew that a small woman like her wouldn’t be able to inflict much harm on him. He was much taller and was actually a very good fighter. Add to that the fact that he had John standing next to him.The man was so quick that even before Vanessa, Amalia, or Pao Pao could react, she was down on the ground. “Auntie Hana!” Pao Pao shouted as Vanessa helped him to his feet and let him run to his aunt.“Pao Pao! Pao Pao!” Hana shouted as John kept his strong grip on her. “It’s okay John you can let her go.” Stephen calmly told his second command. “I only wanted to see how she would react to all of this.”John nodded as he let go of Hana but kept himself between her and Stephen. “Guard Vanessa if you must.” Stephen instructed the man as he watched Hana pick Pao Pao up and look him over.“He is fine.” Stephen told the young woman. “I’ll get us some fo
“Do you think the kid is really Stephen Cho’s son?” Alona Ty heard one of her friends from work said as they settled down at a cafe during their break from work. Since she was saved from her ex-fiance’s plans she had been slowly recovering with the help of her cousin, Vanessa, and her cousin’s husband, Stephen Cho. Alona now worked in the business development department of Cho Industries. She was not only getting on track with her career, but she was also now far away from her plotting and meddling Ty family.“It’s not unusual for rich men like Stephen Cho to have illegitimate children.” Another officemate said.“But Stephen Cho seems like the loyal type, one that doesn’t fool around.” Alona told them adding in her opinion.Of course she knew for a fact that Stephen was indeed extremely loyal to his wife, her cousin, and Vanessa had called her right after the news broke out.Unlike her officemates, Alona knew that Paolo Ong or as he would someday be known, Paolo Cho, was not Stephe